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The "Name That Verse" Game 2008-04-01 20:38:47 Heard this just this morning on Way of the Master Radio.
Todd Friel (TF): “The pope (John Paul II) might be beatified and canonized and become a saint. Made me think of a Bible verse. Dave is in Texas, on KDKR. Dave? Can you name that verse, sir?”
Dave: “I’m thinking it’s John 11:35.”
TF: “Which is?”
Dave: “Jesus [...]
Do Christians Intentionally Scare Non-Christians With Hell To Convert Them? 2008-04-05 11:08:30 One of the most oft-heard accusations of non-Christians
against evangelism is that Christians are basically just using hell to scare many into becoming Christians.
Is there justification for such an accusation, and do Christians really seek to scare non-Christians with hell?
I’m going to say an emphatic “no”.
Think about it this way: Christians know, from the Bible [...] Read more:Scare
, Convert
Malaysian Christians Face Threats, Worries 2008-04-03 19:50:13 Pray for our persecuted brothers and sisters who reside just across the Causeway.
This report was first aired March 25, 2008 on The Christian Broadcasting Network (CBN).
CBNNews.com — KUALA LUMPUR — Malaysia bills itself as a moderate Islamic country, but today powerful forces are trying to turn it into a fundamentalist Islamic state.
This has MalaysianChristians
[...]
The Rise of Extreme Tolerance 2008-04-07 11:01:37 The world may value compromise and tolerance as supreme virtues, but they have a devastating effect on preaching. As more and more evangelical pulpits reflect the surrounding culture, it’s time for Christians to proclaim a distinctively biblical worldview.
John MacArthur elaborates in this article first published at Grace To You:
Many evangelicals (once known for a very [...] Read more:Extreme
, Tolerance
Short Takes — More Opra-heresy, An Excellent April Fool’s Post, Biblical Prophecy, Ecumenism, And More… 2008-04-06 13:32:20 Oprah Winfrey and her good friend Eckhart Tolle continue to lead more than two million down the wide open road to destruction while unashamedly twisting Scripture along the way.
I’m calling this phenomenon Opra-heresy from here on.
On a related note, there’s a new book out called Don’t Drink The Kool-Aid that exposes the spiritual deception extolled [...] Read more:Short
, April
, Biblical
, Prophecy
Lesson From The News 2008-04-08 05:58:39 I feel sorry for this man in India, really I do, but his unfortunate experience does bring to mind a Biblical lesson that Christ Jesus taught about storing up our riches in heaven instead of seeking temporal riches in life.
Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where [...]
My Issue With The Statement "We Should Be More Open-Minded Since Society Is Progressing" 2008-04-09 20:24:45 Seriously, if there ever was a statement that drives me up the wall and has me tearing my hair out, it’s just that. And the fact that most people, even Christians, just go “hmm… yea, true that!” accepting it as some sort of truth doesn’t help things either.
What’s my beef?
Two things: please define “open-minded” and [...] Read more:Society
American Idol Mangles "Shout To The Lord" 2008-04-11 06:46:42 This was brought to my attention at Symphony of Scripture since I don’t have a television set, much less cable.
I wonder who they are referring to when they replaced “Jesus” with “Shepherd” and called that shepherd “Lord” and “Savior”, amongst other things.
Unfortunately, the world doesn’t give two hoots about glorifying the name of Jesus (oh! [...] Read more:American
, American Idol
Luke 6:29 In Action 2008-04-13 11:08:31 May this be an encouragement to us all to reflect and examine ourselves how we obey Christ Jesus’ teachings as recorded in Luke 6:29.
This might offend some, but if we are perfectly honest with ourselves, it won’t be too far from the truth that some of us would be more busy making sure that we [...] Read more:Action
Sinners In The Hands Of An Angry God 2008-04-14 09:54:56 Not many pastors that I know of, except perhaps for a handful like Paul Washer, preach like this anymore in this day and age.
Our generation has gone soft, preferring to be consoled by lies like “Jesus-shaped hole in your heart” or “God wants you rich”, instead of discovering for ourselves the true nature of God [...]
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Singaporean Couple Charged For Distributing "Seditious" Evangelism Tract 2008-04-15 10:22:30 I just learned about this from reading the blog posts at Simply Jean and Mr Wang Says So.
ST April 15, 2008
Couple charged under Sedition Act
By Elena Chong
A COUPLE were charged on Tuesday with distributing a seditious publication to two others.
Ong Kian Cheong, 49, and Dorothy Chan Hien Leng, 44, are alleged to have distributed The [...]
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, Charged
, Evangelism
Ban Him! He Tells Lies About Homosexuality! 2008-04-15 04:13:20 I read Deadpris’ petition to the ping.sg community leader to ban a blog that has for some time now been dissing the gay community with some amusement.
After a tirade against him and stating that she doesn’t tolerate discrimination and that the offending blogger has been using the community to push his anti-homosexuality agenda, she calls on [...]
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15-Year-Old Poet Hits It Right On The Nail 2008-04-17 10:02:46 A 15-year-old school kid in Arizona wrote:
Now I sit me down in school
Where praying is against the rule
For this great nation under God
Finds mention of Him very odd
If Scripture now the class recites,
It violates the Bill of Right
s.
And anytime my head I bow
Becomes a Federal matter now.
Our hair can be purple, orange or green,
That’s no [...]
Revelation 17 2008-04-16 11:17:01 Then one of the seven angels who had the seven bowls came and said to me, “Come, I will show you the judgment of the great prostitute who is seated on many waters, with whom the kings of the earth have committed sexual immorality, and with the wine of whose sexual immorality the dwellers on [...]
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My Birthday Present This Year Will Arrive Three Months Late 2008-04-16 05:11:14 The wife’s already signed off on the purchase without hesitation, and there’s no grimace or complaint this time round. Plus, I am guessing getting a copy for each will be a great idea.
Introducing… The ESV Study Bible, Available October 2008
The ESV Study Bible was created to help people understand the Bible in a deeper way [...]
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, Present
, Three
, Months
You’ll Need Your Tissues For This 2008-04-19 11:38:41 And you were dead in the trespasses and sins in which you once walked, following the course of this world, following the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that is now at work in the sons of disobedience — among whom we all once lived in the passions of our flesh, carrying [...]
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Gender Re-Assignment Operations For Children?! 2008-04-20 11:41:45 Surely we are in the Last Days, when the wickedness of man knows no bounds!
I’ve read of girls as young as eight going for Brazilian waxes and other beauty treatments (at the request of their mothers no less) and other stupid things many are doing nowadays, but gender re-assignment for children takes the cake!
A doctor [...]
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, Children
You Can Also Find Me There 2008-04-20 11:03:06 It is my privilege to be one of the authors at a new blog Contending. Defending. with some of the most God-fearing and faithful men in the Christian blogosphere — The Pilgrim, Bill Phillips, Coram Deo, The Desert Pastor, and Four Pointer.
About Defending. Contending. (DefCon):
The Christian faith is under attack from within. This blog is [...]
A La Carte {Wed, Apr 23 2008} 2008-04-23 10:46:59 I am going through a bad case of bloggers’ block at the moment, but with so many thoughts on my mind I’d really like to share, I thought this a la carte series would be a good way to do so without having to kill too many brain cells trying to conjure up a decent [...]
Everyday Miracles 2008-04-22 04:52:05 “I was a true atheist, addicted to pornography and a big fan of torture. I hated the Bible and literally looked at “contract killer” as a career option. I favored Darwinian abortion of potentially disabled children and agreed with the majority of Adolph Hitler’s statements about the disabled and invalid. I fantasized about murder and [...]
When Trials Weigh You Down, Lift Up Your Voice To The Lord In Praise 2008-04-25 14:26:56 For the Lord is good and His love endures forever
He’s a faithful God to all generations
For the Lord is good and His mercies will not fail us
They are new each day
O lift your voice and say the Lord is good
Great is Your faithfulness O Lord
Your loving kindness fills our hearts to overflowing
Songs of rejoicing and [...]
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, Weigh
, Voice
, Praise
We Are Moving 2008-04-29 10:19:58 Joie de Vivre will be relocating to a new host and operate under a new domain in the next couple of days.
Thank you very much for supporting this ministry all this while. The move will see the blog go through a makeover and most probably start afresh.
I’ll be posting the new location in a couple [...]
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Overheard At CHC 2008-04-30 12:51:41 I recently caught another sermon by pastor Kong Hee of City Harvest Church. Speaking on prayer and quoting Mark 16:17-18, he advised that “the key to power and protection, to the wisdom of God, to solve society’s problem, to shine for the kingdom is praying in tongues.”
Uh, no, pastor, it’s not.
Society’s problems cannot be solved [...]
I’ve Moved 2008-05-03 03:11:48 Please note that Joie de Vivre is closed, and I’ve moved to a new location: Word And Verse.
URL:
If you like, please update all links to my blog to point to the new address. Content on this blog will be wiped, and I’ll probably use it as a personal blog from then on.
I hope to [...]
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